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[^1]\n\nSouth Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported on 2025-07-05 that the Korea Overseas Disaster Relief Team (KDRT) rescued a Chinese survivor from a tunnel near the weir dam on the Trishuli River in Nepal, deducting the event as the first after the flash floods hit the Himalayan. [^2]\n\nCho Hyun, South Korean foreign minister, said before departing for Nepal at Incheon International Airport on Sept. 5, 2026, that conditions in Nepal are very difficult and that he will meet with the families of missing workers and discuss measures with them, and also discuss future plans with the emergency relief team dispatched to the site. [^3]\n\nDuring his three-day visit through Monday, Cho plans to hold talks with Nepalese Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal and meet with the families of the missing South Koreans, according to the ministry. [^4]\n\nSouth Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun was set to depart for Nepal on Sept. 5, 2026, to meet with his Nepali counterpart and discuss Seoul's support for search-and-rescue efforts following devastating floods, according to South Korea's foreign ministry. [^5]\n\nOn the same date, the Ministry also stated that the KDRT recovered a body of unidentified nationality from the search site. [^6]\n\nThe rescue team conducted intensive searches in the morning and afternoon in tunnels along the Trishuli River weir dam area and near the powerhouse of the hydropower plant. [^7]\n\nThe weir dam at the Trishuli River is estimated to be where a Korean worker had worked during the flash floods, according to the article. 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